Soil vs. Land
Difference Between Soil and Land
Soilnoun
(uncountable) A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.
Landnoun
The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
Most insects live on land.Soilnoun
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
Landnoun
Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
There are 50 acres of land in this estate.Soilnoun
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
Landnoun
A country or region.
They come from a faraway land.Soilnoun
Country or territory.
The refugees returned to their native soil.Kenyan soilLandnoun
A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
Soilnoun
That which soils or pollutes; a stain.
Landnoun
The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
wet land; good or bad land for growing potatoesSoilnoun
A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
Landnoun
A general country, state, or territory.
He moved from his home to settle in a faraway land.Soilnoun
Dung; compost; manure.
night soilLandnoun
realm, domain.
I'm going to Disneyland.Maybe that's how it works in TV-land, but not in the real world.Soilnoun
Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
Landnoun
(agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
Soilnoun
A bag containing soiled items.
Landnoun
A fright.
He got an awful land when the police arrived.Soilnoun
A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.
Landnoun
(electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
Soilverb
(transitive) To make dirty.
Landnoun
In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
Soilverb
(intransitive) To become dirty or soiled.
Light colours soil sooner than dark ones.Landnoun
(travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.
Our city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices.Soilverb
To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
Landnoun
(obsolete) The ground or floor.
Soilverb
(reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
Landnoun
(nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
Soilverb
To make invalid, to ruin.
Landnoun
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
Soilverb
To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
Landnoun
(ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
Soilverb
To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food.
to soil a horseLandnoun
lant; urine
Soilnoun
the state of being covered with unclean things
Landverb
(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
The plane is about to land.Soilnoun
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Landverb
(dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
Soilnoun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);
the land had never been plowedgood agricultural soilLandverb
(intransitive) To come into rest.
Soilnoun
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state;
American troops were stationed on Japanese soilLandverb
(intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
Soilverb
make soiled, filthy, or dirty;
don't soil your clothes when you play outside!Landverb
(transitive) To bring to land.
It can be tricky to land a helicopter.Use the net to land the fish.Landverb
(transitive) To acquire; to secure.
Landverb
(transitive) To deliver.
Landadjective
Of or relating to land.
Landadjective
Residing or growing on land.
Landnoun
the land on which real estate is located;
he built the house on land leased from the cityLandnoun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);
the land had never been plowedgood agricultural soilLandnoun
the solid part of the earth's surface;
the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over landthe earth shook for several minuteshe dropped the logs on the groundLandnoun
territory over which rule or control is exercised;
his domain extended into Europehe made it the law of the landLandnoun
the territory occupied by a nation;
he returned to the land of his birthhe visited several European countriesLandnoun
a domain in which something is dominant;
the untroubled kingdom of reasona land of make-believethe rise of the realm of cotton in the southLandnoun
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;
the family owned a large estate on Long IslandLandnoun
the people who live in a nation or country;
a statement that sums up the nation's moodthe news was announced to the nationthe whole country worshipped himLandnoun
a politically organized body of people under a single government;
the state has elected a new presidentAfrican nationsstudents who had come to the nation's capitolthe country's largest manufactureran industrialized landLandnoun
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)
Landnoun
working the land as an occupation or way of life;
farming is a strenuous lifethere's no work on the land any moreLandverb
reach or come to rest;
The bird landed on the highest branchThe plane landed in IstanbulLandverb
cause to come to the ground;
the pilot managed to land the airplane safelyLandverb
bring into a different state;
this may land you in jailLandverb
bring ashore;
The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the islandLandverb
deliver (a blow);
He landed several blows on his opponent's headLandverb
arrive on shore;
The ship landed in Pearl HarborLandverb
shoot at and force to come down;
the enemy landed several of our aircraftLandadjective
relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land;
land vehiclessea storiessea smellssea trafficLandadjective
operating or living or growing in water;
boats are aquatic vehicleswater lilies are aquatic plantsfish are aquatic animals
